Johannes Meyer (politician, 1801)
Johannes Meyer (born October 9, 1801 in Itingen , † July 13, 1877 in Liestal ) was a Swiss politician and Freemason .
Life
After a language stay in Romandie year Meyer completed a commercial apprenticeship in Basle ; until 1830 he was a merchant in Lyon . In the newly founded canton of Basel-Landschaft , he was a member of the government from 1832 to 1854 . He held the office of finance and was president four times. From 1835 to 1836 he was an educator and in the same years also a delegate to the Diet. In 1838 he was a member of the Constitutional Council . He was a representative of the party of order and the so-called anti, the opponent of the democratic movement.
In 1849 he was a co-founder and until 1872 first chairman of the board of directors of Basellandschaftliche Hypothekenbank . In 1853 he was a co-founder and from 1853 to 1869 a member of the board of directors and management board member of the Centralbahn-Gesellschaft and in 1854 co-founder of the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung . From the beginning of the 1840s he was paralyzed on the right side .
literature
- Basellandschaftliche Zeitung , February 16, 1977
- Lexicon of persons of the canton of Basel-Landschaft , edited by Kaspar Birkhäuser , 1997, 111 ( online )
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Meyer, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Itingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1877 |
| Place of death | Liestal |